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Hershey's fights for domain name

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The Hershey Company,which is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America ,submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,requesting the domain name ehershey.com to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.

It is well known that the company sells chocolate and other products under then "Hershey's" mark,which is registered with the United States Patent and Tardemark Office.
From the start we can tell the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to Hershey's mark.
Moreover,the Panel found out that "At the website that resolves from the <ehershey.com> domain name, Respondent is linking both to Complainant’s website and to websites that compete with Complainant’s business. "
The Panel decided the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the complainant's mark,that ehershey.com was registered and used in bad faith and moreover,that the respondent does not have rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name.
Therefore the Panel decided the disputed domain name,ehershey.com to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.

 

 

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